LUNENBURG DISTRIBUTION of LIVE STOCK
1754

In addition to receiving Garden Lots for growing vegetables and cereals, the early settlers needed live stock to supply meat. So during the summer of 1754 the authorities contracted for live stock to be purchased in New England and transported to Lunenburg. There were two such deliveries.

The first delivery occurred in September 1754 and consisted of 74 cows, 847 sheep, 125 pigs, and 188 goats.

The second consignment landed December 18, 1754 from Captain Stourts Vessel and consisted of 145 sheep and 36 pigs plus a few chickens.

The distribution was done by pairing married men together and then drawing lots for the September delivery. The first pairing of married men received 1 cow and 1 sheep to share; the remainder of paired married men received either 6 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 5 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 4 sheep and 2 goats, possibly in proportion to the size of their families.

Single men were also paired into three groups for the September consignment: "good" single men, "indefferent" single men, or "bad" single men, with the last group being slightly larger than the other two combined. The "good" received 3 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, while the "indefferent" and "bad" men received 3 sheep and 2 goats.

The December consignment was generally given to individuals, many of whom had already received live stock.

For a more complete description of this distribution, see pages 477-480 of Bell's book.

The following Table is an alphabetical listing of those who received live stock.

This Table is in two sections as follows:

  • Standardized FAMILY NAME spelling that is used elsewhere in this web site and my best guess. In some cases, the name's spelling is quite different and that found is (included).
  • Given NAME as found on the documents consulted.
  • The Lot Number or Dec for the December consignment.
  • The actual Live Stock distributed
  • Whether the Live Stock was shared or not
  • Whether the individuals were in the married or one of the single groupings.

    To save space the pairings are not shown. You could search through the data set or e-mail me for that information.

    All this data was kindly photocopied and forwarded by Lorrie YOUNG of Lower Sackville, NS from lists compiled by Dr Winthrop Bell and held at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in Halifax.

    The original data is in PANS Vol 382, doc 9. Bell's transcriptions are found in MS1 Vol 113, pages 316-320.

    Names A-G | H-P | R-Z


    FAMILY NAME
    Given Name
    Lot#
    Livestock
    Shared?
    Status
    HAAS Andreas 209 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    HAAS Johannes ? 2 sheep, 1 goat shared married
    HAAS Margaretha 98 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HALTER Anton 155 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HAM Joseph 108 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HAPPOLD Godlieb 36 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HARNISH Christopher 86 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HARNISH Christ. Dec 2 sheep unshared
    HATT Conrad 53 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HATT Jacob 134 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HAUN George 13 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HAUPTMAN Michell 154 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HECHT Friedrich 195 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    HECHT Friedrich Dec 2 sheep unshared
    HECKMAN Caspar 90 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HEFT Peter ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    HEILMAN George K 4 sheep, 2 goats shared married
    HEINER Urbanus 81 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HEISLER Philip 189 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    HEISON Friedrich 5 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HEIT Jacob 35 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HERMAN Bernhard 94 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HERMAN Philip 92 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HERMAN Philip 169 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HERMSTAT Godfried 99 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HEULL (HIEL) Daniel E 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HEULL Daniel Dec 3 sheep, 2 goats shared
    HEULL Daniel Dec 1 pig unshared
    HEYBERGER Jacob 153 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HILCHIE Margareth 3 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HILTZ Henrich 157 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HIMMELMAN George 164 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HIMMELMAN John Philip 82 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HIRSCHMAN George 173 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HIRTLING Michell 1 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HIRTLING Michell Dec 2 sheep unshared
    HOFFMAN Geo? 61 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HOFFMAN George 167 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HOHL George 177 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HOLDRY Ignatius 210 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    HOREIN Henrich 178 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HOVY Wilhelm 131 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    HUBLEY Ulrich 78 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    HUHN John Adam 84 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    IRDMAN Peter 65 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    JACOB Jonas 217 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    JAH Godfried 199 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    JAMER Henrich ? 4 sheep, 2 goats shared married
    JEANBAS David 195 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    JEANBAS David 200 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    JEANPERIN Johann Urban 166 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    JEAUDRIE Christ. 7 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    JEAUDRIE Jaque N 4 sheep, 2 goats shared married
    JEAUNE Piere 124 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    JESSEN Christ. 132 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    JESSEN Detleff Christ. Dec 3 sheep, 2 goats unshared
    JOLIMOIS Piere 85 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    JOST (TEOST) George 212 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    KAULBACK (COLBACH) Martin 111 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KAUTZ Johannes 185 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KAUTZ Johannes Dec 1 pig unshared
    KAYSER Michell L 4 sheep, 2 goats shared married
    KAYSER Samuel 140 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KELLER Bernhard 150 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KETNER Martin 202 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    KIRN Johannes 155 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KLETT Ulrich 3 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KNAUT Philip 15 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KNELLER Wilhelm 100 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KNELLER (KNOLLER) Wilhelm Dec 2 sheep unshared
    KNICKLE Conrad 5 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KOCHLEY Peter 161 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KOEHLER Gottlieb 54 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KOHL Adam 109 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KORTZ Johannes 156 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KRAUL George 207 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    KREBS (KREEPS) Philip 24 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KUHN Christian A 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KUHN Christ. Dec 2 pigs unshared
    KUHN Henrich K 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    KUHN Jacob 50 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    KUHN Jacob 157 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    KUHN Rudolff 6 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LACHMUND Eberhard 75 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LAGARCE Jean 124 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LAGARCE Nicolas 93 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LANGILLE David 21 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LANGILLE Leopold 21 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LANGILLE Michell 213 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    LANKERT Ulrich 105 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LANTZ Henrich 99 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LASSLE (LESSLE) Marcus F 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LAUNER Peter 47 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LAY Joseph 4 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LAY Joseph 206 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    LAY Michell 29 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LEAU Jean 179 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LEAU George 107 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LEISER Albrecht ? 2 sheep unshared bad single man
    LEISTERBOSCH Hans 105 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LEONARD Adam 144 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LERICH Caspar 95 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LIEBSTEIN Felix ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    LIEBSTEIN ? Dec 2 sheep unshared
    LINCK Adam 51 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LINCK Johannes 186 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LINCK Martin 174 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LOCKMAN Leonhard 10 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LOEFFLER Johannes 91 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LOHNES Johannes 60 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    LOHNES Johannes Dec 2 sheep unshared
    LOHT Friedrich 111 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LOHT Isaac L 4 sheep, 2 goats shared married
    LORANG James H 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    LORANG Jean Dec 2 pigs unshared
    MADER Leonhard 203 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    MADER Ulrich 112 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MAILLIARD Christopher 71 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MAILLIARD Friedrich 149 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MAILLIARD Friedrich Dec 2 sheep unshared
    MALMAVET Jaque 52 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MANGE Jean 83 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MARRIETTE Etien 17 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MARRIETTE Etien Dec 2 sheep unshared
    MARWETHY Edworth 187 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MARWETHY Edworth Dec 2 pigs unshared
    MASSON Friedrich 16 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MAUSER Albrecht 176 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MEGRAS Piere 191 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    MEHLMAN Carl 129 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MEIS Christopher 63 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MEISNER Caspar 120 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MEIXNER Henrich 196 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    MERCIER (MERISE) Andreas 212 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    MERKEL Michell 207 3 sheep, 2 goats shared indefferent single man
    MERTZ John Heinrich 98 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    METTETAL George ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    METTETAL Jean Jaque 74 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    METTETAL Jean Nicolas 74 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    METTLER Alexander 4 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    METZLER Christ. A 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    METZLER Ulrich 1 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MEYER Christopher 34 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MEYER Conrad 87 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MEYER George G 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MEYER Jacob 125 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MICHEAU Jean Jaque 187 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MORASH Johannes ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    MORASH Michell 50 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MORLEAU Dr. 126 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MORLEAU Jean Pierre 109 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MOSER Jacob 101 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MOSER Jacob Dec 2 sheep unshared
    MOSER Magdalena 130 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MOTZ George 11 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MULIG Godlieb 196 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    MULIG Gottlieb Dec 3 pigs unshared
    MULIG Johann Christ. 76 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MULLER Abraham 151 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MULLER Daniel K 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    MULLER Johannes 136 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MULLER Johannes Dec 2 sheep unshared
    MULLER John 193 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    MULLER John William 17 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    MULLER Wilhelm Dec 1 pig unshared
    MUNICH Henrich 121 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    MUSLER Valentin 151 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    NAAS Christ. C 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    NAU (NAUN) Conrad 154 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    NAUN Isaac ? 3 sheep, 1 goat shared bad single man
    NEESHAM (NESSEN) Ralff 72 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    NEIFORT Leonhard 173 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    NICOLAY Christ. H 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    NICOLAY Sebast. H 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared good single man
    OHX Johannes 57 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    ORTH Valentin 182 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    ORTH Valentin Dec 1 pig unshared
    OSENPENTZ Jacob ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    OXNER Henrich 163 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PAYSANT Louis 128 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PAYSANT Louis N 4 sheep, 2 pigs shared married
    PAYSANT Louis Dec 2 pigs unshared
    PAYSANT Louis Dec 2 sheep unshared
    PENTZ Rudolff 27 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    PERNETTE Mr 20 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    PERRENEAU Pierre ? 2 sheep, 6 goats shared indefferent single man
    PETERQUIN Jean 175 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PETERQUIN Jean ? 3 sheep, 2 goats shared bad single man
    PFAFFHAUSER Jacob 165 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PFEIFFER ? F 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PHILIPS Mr 126 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PIELER Adam 39 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married
    POLLEVER George 142 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat shared married
    PUBLICOVER Peter 11 1 cow, 1 sheep shared married



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